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Shingles

Try and think for a moment on when you got chicken pox. Remember how annoying it was to have that constant itch? Even better, remember how relieving it was to wake up with all of your symptoms erased? Well, what if I told you that while your chicken pox lie dormant, another infection was lurking in the shadows? That is right…Herpes Zoster, a.k.a. Shingles.

1. Once the virus of chicken pox subsides, it lies dormant within your nerve roots. The virus “awakes” when an individual experiences severe stress, disease, or aging weaken the immune system.

2. The Shingles infection is a systematic stage of symptoms. At first an individual’s nerve endings will be attacked, sending off mixed messages throughout the body. Due to this messages, the skin will create non-existent irritations, developing rashes and blisters. Finally, and individual’s nervous system will create an imbalance within the senses.

3. Although shingles is not contagious, an infected individual can spread chicken pox to another person.

4.  Herpes Zoster is an onset symptoms, which effects the individuals in stages. Initially, an individual will experience headaches, tingling skin, and irritable rashes. If the symptoms go with out the proper care, an individual can suffer from widespread rashes and extreme dizziness.

5. The sooner an individual contacts a doctor, the better. There is no prospective cure for shingles, but there are medicines that will eliminate all of the symptoms.